CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	Public Works		Commission Meeting Date:  February 21, 2017
Staff Contact:	Mark Thiel, Assistant Public Works Director
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Adopt ordinance No. 9334, allowing the sale, possession and consumption of alcohol on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in South Park and on Massachusetts Street between North Park and South Park Street associated with the 2017 Art in the Park Event; provided the sale, possession and consumption are pursuant to City of Lawrence and State of Kansas law.
Executive Summary:		The Lawrence Art Guild has requested a temporary use of right of way street event permit to close Massachusetts Street from North Park Street to South Park Street on Sunday, May 7, 2017 from 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the 2017 Art in the Park Art Fair. This event is held annually in South Park and on Massachusetts Street.   The request to sell, possess and consume alcohol within the public right of way has been reviewed pursuant to City of Lawrence Code, Chapter IV, Article 1, Section 4-113 and the event was found not to be within 400 feet of a church or school. Possession and consumption of alcohol on the right-of-way is generally prohibited, unless the City Commission adopts an ordinance exempting an area from that prohibition. The attached Ordinance No. 9334 would temporarily allow the possession and consumption of alcohol on Massachusetts Street from South Park Street to North Park Street on Sunday, May 7, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during this event. Coordination with Planning, Parks and Recreation, Police, Fire/Medical, Lawrence Transit, eXplore Lawrence, East Lawrence Neighborhood Association, Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods and Down Town Lawrence, Inc. was completed with no issues identified.
Strategic Goal Area:		Other
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		The fiscal impact to the City is $0.00.
Attachments:		Ordinance No. 9334 Map

Reviewed By: (for CMO use only)

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